A former All-American wrestler at Missouri, Chandler made his MMA debut in August 2009. He earned three stoppage wins, including two under the Strikeforce banner, to open his career before signing with Bellator in 2010.

In Bellator’s season-four tourney, Chandler opened with a quarterfinal win over Marcin Held via first-round submission before grinding his way to a decision win over a game Lloyd Woodard at this past week’s Bellator 40 event.

Meanwhile, Freire earned his booking with a spectacular flying-knee knockout of Toby Imada at Bellator 39. The brother of Bellator featherweight contender Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Patricky also earned a stoppage in his Bellator debut with a third-round knockout of “Razor” Rob McCullough.

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